Trial: Perennial
Years Trialed: 2009
Good Qualities
Year 1
Bright pink color (2); Good fragrance, would be a good filler flower; It had a nice odor, Deer don’t eat them, lots of blooms all summer, hope it’s a perennial here.
Problems
Year 1
Strong scent, may not winter over in zone 5; We didn’t care for the washed-out pink color and thought the flower looked “weedy”, we used it as a filler in bouquets, customers not crazy about it either; Scrawny-looking, pretty useless; Too short for most sales.
The number in parenthesis refers to the number of respondents who made the comment. If no number is present, only one person made the comment. Comments by each individual are separated with a semicolon (;) Note: many respondents did not make specific comments on each cultivar and in some cases, comments have been shortened because of limited space.
Trial Data
Year 1
Agastache 'Cotton Candy'
|
Plants received alive (%) |
Plants flowering (%) |
Yield (stems/plant) |
Stem Length (inches) |
Market Appreciation Rating¹ |
Repeat Again Rating¹ |
Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ |
| Average |
90.5 |
75.3 |
12.2 |
12.8 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
| Range of Responses |
80-100 |
2-100 |
0-39 |
8-18 |
2-4 |
1-4 |
3-5 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Terra Nova Nurseries
10051 S. Macksburg Road
Canby, OR 97013
(800) 215-9450
(503) 263-3150
FAX 503-263-3152
Insect or Diseases
Year 1
None (3).